However, Sollecito, 31, has denied any of the comments were connected to Meredith, saying he would “never drag her into it” and was just playing the “game of these groups”.

"I have my limits in my jokes, " he said.

Responding to his comment about the murder scene, he said: “Mine was a stupid answer to a stupid question."

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American Amanda Knox was also eventually cleared over the killingCredit: Getty Images

Since his release from prison, Sollecito has maintained his status in the public eye, presenting a TV show about murder victims and also launching an app which is marketed as a 'a social network for graves'.

Sollecito and Knox, now 29, were originally convicted of murdering University of Leeds student Meredith, 21, in 2007.

She was found in an apartment in Perugia, Italy, which she shared with exchange student Knox.

Sollecito and Knox were eventually freed on appeal amid dramatic court scenes which made headlines around the world.

Rudy Guede, 31, is now serving life after being separately convicted of killing Meredith.